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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tobernea West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture 150m E of the townland boundary with Effin. Depicted as a circular shaped earthwork on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 29m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) defined by a scarp. Monument is visible as roughly circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank with traces of a possible external fosse on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Outline of monument partially delimited by bushes is visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 August 2021

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